The night was as dark as ink, and the cold wind howled.
An armed helicopter flew rapidly south in the darkness.
Inside the helicopter, Jiang Wuming sat in the cabin, seemingly meditating with his eyes closed, but in reality, he had entered a mysterious space to cultivate.
Since the Mount Everest War began, Jiang Wuming had felt a sense of urgency, as if time was slipping away.
After killing Gu Tianlong, this urgency became even more pronounced.
Therefore, as soon as he boarded the helicopter and instructed Dongfang Xiaoyao to fly south, he began to cultivate, seizing every moment.
Perhaps because Jiang Wuming entered the mysterious space to cultivate, the cabin remained very quiet throughout the journey.
Qin Xiaozhi, Dongfang Xiaoyao, and Xing Tian all had calm expressions, appearing unconcerned about their impending escape.
Huangfu Weixia was also not worried, but she was not one to enjoy silence and had tried to speak several times.
Finally, Huangfu Weixia couldn't hold back and broke the quiet in the cabin: "Brother Zhi, don't you think Staff Officer Li didn't really intend to apprehend us? After all, our helicopter has a signal, and the front-line command can monitor our movements at all times. If Staff Officer Li wanted to arrest us, he could have sent people to pursue us."
"Staff Officer Li not only didn't intend to arrest us, but he also tacitly approved our actions. In other words, if Staff Officer Li hadn't tacitly approved, Boss wouldn't have been able to kill Gu Tianlong!" Qin Xiaozhi's words were astonishing.
"Uh..."
Stunned by Qin Xiaozhi's words, Huangfu Weixia's eyes widened, and she looked utterly bewildered.
Xing Tian's curiosity was also piqued, and he asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
"Haven't you noticed that someone was missing from the front-line command before and after our operation?" Qin Xiaozhi asked in return.
"You... you mean Elder Wu?"
Huangfu Weixia's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately thought of something, then realized, "I was wondering why Elder Wu hadn't appeared before. It turns out he deliberately didn't appear? And all of this was Staff Officer Li's doing?"
"Yes."
Qin Xiaozhi nodded.
When they arrived at the temporary airport and found only the Dragon Guard, the Loulan team, the Blade team, and the Snow Mountain team, he realized that Li Rui had tacitly approved their actions.
He was even certain that Elder Wu's absence at a critical moment was arranged by Li Rui.
"Why was it that Staff Officer Li tacitly approved? It's also possible that Elder Wu himself didn't want to stop us?" Xing Tian was still confused.
Qin Xiaozhi smiled but said nothing.
Just as Li Rui could deduce that the news on the official website of the Martial Department and the Shenwang forum was Qin Xiaozhi's doing, Qin Xiaozhi could also guess that tonight's operation had Li Rui's tacit approval.
He could also see that Li Rui's final appearance and apprehension of them was a pretense, and his farewell was genuine.
This was because they were kindred spirits, approaching and analyzing problems from the same perspective.
"Brother Zhi, you and Teacher Wuming previously judged that Gu Tianlong colluded with outsiders to set a trap for us. Who exactly did he collude with?"
After digesting the shock of Li Rui's tacit approval of their actions, Huangfu Weixia, recalling that Gu Tianlong had not revealed the truth before his death, continued to ask.
"I can only judge that it was an external force. As for which specific force, I cannot determine," Qin Xiaozhi said after thinking for a moment.
Swish!
Just then, Jiang Wuming opened his eyes and said, "The Mount Everest War is the largest and most severe war in history. At this critical juncture, no force other than the Roman family would dare to extend its claws!"
"The Roman family?!"
Huangfu Weixia couldn't help but be startled.
She knew that the Roman family controlled the Temple of War and knew of its power.
After the shock, Huangfu Weixia subconsciously said, "As members of the Martial Department, and even fighting on the battlefield, the Roman family dared to do this. Now that we have left the Martial Department and are even wanted by the Martial Department, won't the Roman family be even more reckless?"
They would.
This was the common answer in the minds of Jiang Wuming, Qin Xiaozhi, Xing Tian, and Dongfang Xiaoyao.
However, none of them showed any fear or panic.
Jiang Wuming had been mentally prepared for this.
This was also why he had been cultivating non-stop after boarding the helicopter.
He wanted to break through to the Four-Star God of War realm as soon as possible.
As long as he broke through to the Four-Star God of War realm, there would only be a handful of people in the world who could pose a threat to him!
As for Qin Xiaozhi, Xing Tian, and Dongfang Xiaoyao...
Whether it was in the Battle Dragon Hall in the past or the Battle Dragon Team later, they had followed the young man all the way, having long since cast aside life and death.
To be precise.
They had long since entrusted their lives to the young man!
...
Western battlefield of Mount Everest.
The battle had basically concluded.
All of this was due to the presence of Shenlun @ Roman.
As a half-step Celestial God realm expert, he had led the soldiers from other regions of the Temple of War to defend the western battlefield since the beginning of the war.
Because Heavenly Dragon Daoist had first joined forces with Zhuge Lingjun to kill the Celestial God realm leader of the extraterrestrial enemies, and then single-handedly swept through other half-step Celestial God realm extraterrestrial enemies, the strongest among the extraterrestrial enemy formations were only at the tenth stage of the Five-Star God of War.
This provided Shenlun @ Roman with an opportunity to showcase his abilities.
He was invincible on the western battlefield of Mount Everest.
Among them, the battle video of him killing a tenth-stage Five-Star God of War ignited the entire Shenwang forum and helped him recover some of his reputation.
As the battle on the western front drew to a close, Shenlun @ Roman did not reinforce the battlefield within the Dragon Country. Instead, he monitored the war's progress daily through intelligence channels.
After Jiang Wuming and his companions left the Mount Everest front-line command post by helicopter, Shenlun @ Roman silently left the Mount Everest western battlefield command post and went to a hilltop.
Three hours later, the aura of a Five-Star God of War appeared on the hilltop, approaching Shenlun @ Roman from behind.
"You made me wait for three hours."
Shenlun @ Roman said coldly.
"Lord Shenlun, as you know, I walked all the way from the Dragon Country battlefield, and I had to cross the snow mountains,"
A black-robed elder appeared behind Shenlun @ Roman and explained.
"It was you who designed the trap for that ant Jiang Wuming, wasn't it?" Shenlun @ Roman turned around and looked at the black-robed elder.
"Yes, Lord Shenlun," the black-robed elder nodded.
"Heh... the most brutal martial expert in European history, the Ghost Rider, choosing to deal with an ant with schemes and tricks is truly surprising. What's even more surprising is that the ant is still alive," Shenlun @ Roman said with a hint of sarcasm.
He knew the black-robed elder in front of him and understood him very well.
Ghost Rider.
A martial expert who once shook the European continent, naturally bloodthirsty and brutal, instilling fear in many martial artists.
"I am also very surprised."
The black-robed elder said with an unsightly expression, "Eight Four-Star Gods of War, three of whom were at the tenth stage, were unable to kill an ant who was only a Three-Star God of War. I have to say, those extraterrestrial enemies are trash!"
"It's not that they are trash, it's just that the ant is too special," Shenlun @ Roman corrected.
Although in his eyes, Jiang Wuming was as weak as an ant, he had to admit that Jiang Wuming was the most monstrous existence in the global martial arts world since ancient times. Not only was he invincible among peers, but he was also undefeated across realms, creating too many martial myths!
The black-robed elder remained silent, implicitly agreeing with Shenlun @ Roman's words.
"What did Anthony want you to find me for?"
Shenlun @ Roman asked.
Before he went to Mount Everest, he had met Anthony @ Roman, who had mentioned that Shenlun @ Roman would need to provide some assistance to his subordinates when appropriate.
"Lord Shenlun, Anthony wants you to provide the whereabouts of those ants and then send me there by helicopter," the black-robed elder stated his purpose.
"Is Anthony crazy?"
Shenlun @ Roman's expression changed. "Although in the current situation, the Dragon Country's Martial Department will no longer shelter that ant, he still has the Dragon Country Daoist sect behind him – who can guarantee that old Daoist has completely lost his combat power?!"
"Lord Shenlun, you know, I am only good at killing people, not at thinking,"
The black-robed elder sneered, "Anthony's order to me is to crush that ant!"
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